iloveboxcars Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I'm in the market for a new MP3 Player. 32GB+ FLAC support required Non-Ipod (Itunes is dumb as all hell and i'm not risking losing all of my music because I hooked up my Ipod to my computer wrong and it deleted all my files) I used to have the first gen Creative Zen which I was very happy with until my girlfriend at the time borrowed it and fucked it up so I'm thinking of going with something by Creative again. Only problem is there's way too many options on MP3 players now. I don't need a shitty built in speaker. I don't want to watch videos. I dont want FM radio. There is one with XM radio that I read earlier that I was interested in (assuming XM and Sirius have merged completely and I can get Howard on that). Maybe if it had FM and AM I would be a little more interested seeing as how I listen to AM much more often than FM. This is the one I am currently looking at: http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=214&product=18965 Any of you use anything other than Apple that you are particularly happy with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo1 Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 what is a cutthoat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 god fucking damn it. internet is supposed to be instant gratification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ares Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I'm not trying to preach ipod or anything, but there are tons of programs out there other than itunes that you can upload and download, manage and backup your ipod with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 I was under the impression that ipod could only use itunes. did this change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ares Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 http://en.kioskea.net/faq/sujet-191-managing-ipod-without-itunes theres a little list there. I've used floola, and although visually I didn't like it as much as itunes, it worked when itunes was fucking me around. It also backs up your files, and helped me recover my ipod music and harddrive when it crashed on me. You can also update your ipod with it on any computer unlike itunes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 thanks for the suggestion, and although i would seriously consider it otherwise, ipods do not support flac and i am not about to bother with converting everything i have into apple lossless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tails0nE Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 said it before and ill say it again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo1 Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 shell toes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 also looks good, also no flac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Creative makes quality products, I'd say go with whatever their latest and greatest is. I stopped following their product releases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tails0nE Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 :lol: fuck you carlo... haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 Creative makes quality products, I'd say go with whatever their latest and greatest is. I stopped following their product releases pretty much where i'm leaning. although a friend of mine had an iriver years ago and i recall that being pretty decent, im sending him an email to see how long that shit lasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Have you checked out the Samsung P3? pretty sleek and a friend that owns one told me the drag and drop of files into the device is greased lightning And just LOOK at that hand model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 i was looking at the samsungs for a bit but their 16gig devices are the same price as creatives 32gig devices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignition Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I was thinking about an Mp3 myself, but the last Mp3 i had was some RCA bullshit. My ipod headphone jack stopped working after 2 years. And you can't open this one without some special tools, but i'm not about to send it to get it fixed for 100 bucks. I can probably just get a decent Mp3 for that money...right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thismachinekills Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 i love my ipod touch/itunes /knowsthatyoudon'tcare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Then go with the Creative. Seems to make most sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 a friend of mine just informed me about this rockbox shit. basically its firmware for portable media devices (you can turn your mp3 players into nes emulators and shit) but it also makes it so it can read flac and a whole slew of other file types. apparently the door has just been opened wider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I hadn't even touched an MP3 player in years, and then the owner of my regular bar rigged it so I'd win an iPod nano in their raffle. I hadn't realized how much even the most basic MP3 players had changed, I like them now. I stopped burning CDs and just play that in my car now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FILTER.BFG Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 ipod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miley Cyrus Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 get an ipod you fucking pussy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 said it before and ill say it again.... all day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OL'DIRTYGeEEZER Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 get an ipod you fucking pussy. THIS oh and I find that most niggas who complain about the ipod/itunes are just too cheap to fuck with apple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 ipod/phone ftw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedoe Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 i enjoy not supporting apple, i think im picking up a zune hd for xmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XJONATHONX Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Have a first gen zune for going on 3 years now. Love it. Use it everyday, never had a problem with it. Had a 160gb ipod for a time but hated itunes so i sold the ipod. Liked my creative produc when i had that forever ago, took a shit on me after a year though. To each his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 a friend of mine just informed me about this rockbox shit. basically its firmware for portable media devices (you can turn your mp3 players into nes emulators and shit) but it also makes it so it can read flac and a whole slew of other file types. apparently the door has just been opened wider. Did you ever get the hang of Linux? That's what Rockbox is based on, so be advised that you might want to get a used player and see what you can do with that. Here's a player with .flac support- http://www.techgoondu.com/2009/04/21/new-philips-mp3-player-has-flac-support/ Personally, I think .flac files aren't really the way to go for a portable player. The DSPs in portables are rarely soundcard quality, and to get really good sound you'll have to use some nice headphones and that will drain the battery faster. Also, .flac files are bigger than mp3s, so you're not going to get as many songs on your player as you would otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 ive also got a creative product, but its a "zen" aka corny $50 piece of shit with 1GB i constantly have to return half the the songs onto my computer to make room for a new set, but it does the job & i wont feel too bad about it when i get drunk & lose it one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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